Environmental Department in Kerala in the year 2009-2010 started a scheme for promotion of Environmental awareness among students of colleges and Universities by supporting and setting up an environmental club titled as Bhoomithra Sena. Now more than 200 institutions in this state was a part of this venture. Our college is an active member in this project with more than 150 members in this club. Every year we are organizing different programmes which bring awareness among students and society about the importance and need of environmental protection. We started working in 2009 itself and the teacher co-ordinators of our institution participated in annual conferences conducted by department of environment and climate change for evaluating the activities of the club.
The main programmes or events are listed below:
- In 2013 the main objective of our club was water resource cleaning, so the club members visited a colony called Mooppan Colony. We cleaned the surroundings, cleaned the premises of their wells, conducted the water quality checking of that wells, and made them aware about the importance of clean drinking water.
- A class on Ozone umbrella by Dr.Jaseela was arranged for Bhoomithra club members.
- A class for women in our locality was organised by the club on Clay pot Composting.
- Distribution of medicinal plants, seeds and helping for identification of plants,and water,saoil conservation etc are the main areas of the activities of the club
- The club arranged a poster competition for high school students on solid waste management
- Dr.C.R. Rajagopal talked to the Bhoomithra Club members about the importance of Plnats in our life
- The club members along with the health inspectors from Guruvayoor Municipality visited the houses and did mosquito eradication process by cleaning the unnecessary water.
- Every year this club is organizing an essay completion on environmentally relevant topic for the students of our college or neighbouring schools
- Seminar on Environmental Awareness-by Dr.Jose Kallarakkal-23rd October 2010